For the first time, astronomers have detected dark matter hanging from huge filaments that form a “cosmic web” that stretches across the universe and traps galaxies in a spider web like morning dew. Researchers from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, indirectly observed dark matter sitting on cosmic web filaments using the Subaru Telescope, an… Read More »
Just as being trapped in a spider’s web drastically changes a fly’s life, galaxies trapped in the vast cosmic web are changing dramatically and irreversibly. Now scientists from the University of Kansas aim to better understand the mechanisms that play a role in shaping galaxy clusters as they travel through a cosmic network of different… Read More »
Deep observations with the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that many small galaxies that existed early in the history of the universe were elongated in a surfboard-like shape, indicating the influence of the cosmic matter network and constant mergers with other small galaxies. New research using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has found… Read More »